Data for 2019

General Government Consumption, 2019

Name: General Government Consumption, 2019
Creator: World Bank Group
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2019, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

General Government Consumption, 2019 covers 176 countries. Marshall Islands is highest, at 66.035; Cayman Islands is lowest, at 2.355. The middle country reads 16.510. Against 2018, 176 values changed (120 up, 56 down), 2 left.

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General Government Consumption · Data for 2019

HighestMarshall Islands

66.035

LowestCayman Islands

2.355

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

176countries
1measure
2019the year it describes
176distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of General Government Consumption, 2019, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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General Government Consumption, 2019: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	66.035
2	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	62.094
3	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	47.222
4	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	43.794
5	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	43.614
6	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	37.693
7	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	37.054
8	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	33.780
9	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	32.232
10	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	31.651
11	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	30.650
12	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	27.626
13	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	27.609
14	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	25.886
15	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	25.554
16	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	25.461
17	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	25.040
18	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	24.809
19	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	24.446
20	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	24.403
21	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	24.376
22	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	24.275
23	France`FRA`Western Europe	23.518
24	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	23.480
25	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	23.380
26	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	23.109
27	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	22.956
28	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	22.903
29	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	22.677
30	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	22.575
31	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	22.402
32	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	22.249
33	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	22.184
34	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	21.833
35	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	21.727
36	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	21.695
37	Canada`CAN`Northern America	20.663
38	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	20.660
39	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	20.575
40	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	20.500
41	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	20.289
42	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	20.284
43	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	20.080
44	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	20.027
45	Brazil`BRA`South America	19.984
46	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	19.969
47	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	19.814
48	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	19.811
49	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	19.719
50	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	19.580
51	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	19.520
52	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	19.478
53	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	19.445
54	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	19.369
55	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	19.359
56	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	19.315
57	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	19.118
58	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	19.117
59	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	18.895
60	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	18.822
61	Belize`BLZ`Central America	18.818
62	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	18.816
63	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	18.781
64	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	18.764
65	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	18.698
66	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	18.687
67	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	18.675
68	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	18.480
69	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	18.464
70	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	18.365
71	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	18.261
72	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	18.179
73	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	18.155
74	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	18.151
75	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	18.101
76	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	17.818
77	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	17.684
78	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	17.558
79	Uruguay`URY`South America	17.284
80	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	17.212
81	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	17.151
82	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	16.946
83	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	16.890
84	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	16.843
85	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	16.804
86	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	16.766
87	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	16.664
88	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	16.577
89	Argentina`ARG`South America	16.443
90	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	16.169
91	Bolivia`BOL`South America	16.115
92	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	16.063
93	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	16.035
94	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	16.032
95	Colombia`COL`South America	15.773
96	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	15.701
97	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	15.630
98	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	15.402
99	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	15.370
100	Chile`CHL`South America	15.253
101	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	15.243
102	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	15.213
103	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	15.211
104	Ecuador`ECU`South America	15.184
105	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	15.106
106	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	14.994
107	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	14.871
108	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	14.711
109	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	14.647
110	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	14.539
111	Niger`NER`Western Africa	14.109
112	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	14.008
113	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	13.997
114	United States`USA`Northern America	13.984
115	Honduras`HND`Central America	13.879
116	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	13.772
117	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	13.481
118	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	13.411
119	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	13.295
120	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	13.245
121	Peru`PER`South America	13.244
122	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	13.241
123	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	13.144
124	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	13.108
125	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	12.676
126	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	12.655
127	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	12.630
128	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	12.607
129	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	12.565
130	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	12.485
131	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	12.468
132	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	12.378
133	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	12.257
134	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	12.171
135	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	12.096
136	Paraguay`PRY`South America	11.946
137	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	11.781
138	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	11.653
139	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	11.591
140	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	11.154
141	Panama`PAN`Central America	11.125
142	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	11.123
143	Mexico`MEX`Central America	11.108
144	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	11.107
145	India`IND`Southern Asia	11.003
146	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	10.993
147	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	10.876
148	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	10.828
149	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	10.750
150	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	10.439
151	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	10.342
152	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	10.253
153	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	10.216
154	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	10.095
155	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	9.579
156	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	9.204
157	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	9.132
158	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	8.973
159	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	8.808
160	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	8.775
161	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	8.489
162	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	8.243
163	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	8.117
164	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	8.045
165	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	7.972
166	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	7.782
167	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	7.286
168	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	7.191
169	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	7.043
170	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	7.029
171	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	6.238
172	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	6.171
173	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	6.111
174	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	4.809
175	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	4.803
176	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	2.355

02In 2019

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Marshall Islands66.035
2Kiribati62.094
3Timor-Leste47.222
4Greenland43.794
5Libya43.614

Lowest

176Cayman Islands2.355
175Zimbabwe4.803
174Cambodia4.809
173Somalia6.111
172Sudan6.171

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 16.510. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −2countries joined / left
176values changed, of 176 in both
120 · 56rose · fell
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Rose most

Libya35.338 → 43.614+8.277
Marshall Islands59.940 → 66.035+6.095
Zambia12.709 → 17.684+4.976
Iraq15.879 → 19.315+3.436
DR Congo15.459 → 18.155+2.696

Fell most

Timor-Leste56.680 → 47.222−9.458
United States Virgin Islands43.232 → 37.054−6.178
Zimbabwe10.374 → 4.803−5.571
Ukraine20.772 → 18.781−1.991
Eswatini23.706 → 21.727−1.979

− Curaçao

− Yemen

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2019.
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Every one of the 176 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2019). General Government Consumption, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-consumption/2019

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